Legal Practice Coordinator

Overview

Dentons is part of the world’s largest global law firm, and a leading law firm in New Zealand. We are a firm that embraces change and has unparalleled access to legal expertise in over 80 countries. This expands from not only to lawyers and clients, but also to global technology support, diversity initiatives and learning and development. This means the opportunities are endless for our people!

Role

The role matters : The Legal Secretary (internally known as a Legal Practice Coordinator) is a role for someone who is detail-oriented, enjoys being the go-to person, balancing multiple priorities, working with accuracy and discretion. You will work closely with the Private Wealth team and Chief Executive to ensure seamless client service and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and professional team support and coordination across a wide range of needs from managing diaries to typing documents and assisting with compliance matters
• Coordinate meetings, travel, and schedules, including international liaison
• Liaise with high-net-worth clients and their advisors with discretion and professionalism
• Take charge of the team’s monthly billing process and managing certain client engagement requirements such as file status reports
• Coordinate domestic and international travel
• Coordinate board and partnership meetings, including preparing agendas, compiling and distributing board packs, minute-taking, and monitoring follow-up actions

Requirements

What we offer

We offer you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and inclusive team that works in partnership with our clients, where you will get plenty of valuable experience as well as first class mentoring and career development. We are a future focussed firm and that ethos extends to our people too.

At Dentons, we can offer you top quality work matched with an outstanding firm culture. We offer competitive remuneration along with benefits that will make a positive difference to your work / life balance.

Dentons partners with Pride Pledge. We believe inclusion drives diversity and fostering an environment where our people thrive through diversity of thought and shared experience makes us the successful global firm we are. We encourage applications irrespective of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Dentons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an environment where everyone respects and supports each other.

For more information about our Private Wealth Team check out Dentons in New Zealand - Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter. For a confidential discussion about the role, or a copy of the position description, please contact Pip Kistler at

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